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Reform UK chief Nigel Farage launched a livid assault on the Government tonight over what he referred to as the “mass-rape abomination” grooming scandals of younger ladies in UK cities and cities.

Speaking to a Reform rally viewers in Leicester tonight, Mr Farage mentioned: “The so-called grooming scandal, or shall we call it the mass-rape abomination, this is all back in the news.”

He continued by asking the viewers if that they had learn a few of the accounts on-line, including: “What happened to girls as young as 11, 12 and 13-years-old.

“If you have not learn the transcripts which can be on-line, I counsel you to not, since you frankly will not have the option to fall asleep.

“What happened in this country, and it didn’t just happen in one place, it wasn’t just Oldham, it happened in towns and cities all over the United Kingdom on an industrial scale.”

The Reform UK chief continued that what he referred to as mainstream media did “their best not to cover it”, however he saved a point out for the Prime Minister, saying: “Keir Starmer, it would appear, when he had the big job as Director of Public Prosecutions in 2008, chose not to prosecute a grooming mass rape case.”

Mr Farage’s claims had been met with boos from the auditorium.

The Government has lately rejected a request by Oldham Council for the Home Office to handle an inquiry into youngster intercourse trafficking rings within the UK.

Safeguarding minister Jess Phillips mentioned she recognised the “strength of feeling” for a Home Office-led inquiry into Oldham, however she advised the native council the Government won’t “intervene”.

The Reform UK chief was echoing the feelings of billionaire Elon Musk who launched an assault on his social media platform X within the wake of the rejection.

Mr Musk mentioned: “In the UK, serious crimes such as rape require the Crown Prosecution Service’s approval for the police to charge suspects.

“Who was the top of the CPS when rape gangs had been allowed to use younger ladies with out going through justice? Keir Starmer, 2008-2013.”

In a series of posts on his social media site, Mr Musk described the Prime Minister as “two-tier Keir”, claiming there was “no justice for extreme, violent crimes however jail for social media posts”.

Meanwhile, Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said a full national inquiry into organised grooming gangs is “lengthy overdue”.

Sir Keir Starmer was appointed Chief Prosecutor and head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in 2008. He held the post for five years, before becoming leader of the Labour Party in 2020.

During his tenure at the top of the organisation, GB News reports the CPS reviewed the case of Girl A in the Rochdale grooming scandal and decided she would not be viewed as a credible witness by a jury, leading to the decision not to prosecute and the case was dropped in 2009.

In 2012, nine men are convicted after a 10-week trial, on a range of charges including rape, trafficking for sexual exploitation, and conspiracy to engage in sexual activity with a child.

Express.co.uk have contacted the Government for comment.

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse, which published its final report in 2022, described the sexual abuse of children as an “epidemic that leaves tens of 1000’s of victims in its toxic wake”.

Led by Professor Jay, the inquiry looked into abuse by organised groups following multiple convictions of sexual offences against children across the UK between 2010-2014, including in Rotherham, Cornwall, Derbyshire, Rochdale and Bristol.

In November last year, Professor Jay said she felt “pissed off” that none of the probe’s 20 recommendations had been implemented more than two years after its conclusion.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting recently said the Government was committed to implementing the recommendations of Professor Jay’s report “in full”.